The NS (Dutch Railways) Will not Further Increase Train Ticket Prices Now that it has to spend More on Salaries. This is a bean for travelers who already had to pay more for their train journey next next year. The Unions and the NS Agreed on Wednesday that Wages Will Retroactively Increase by 4 percent […]
The British Authority for Advertising (ASA) has an advertisement for shower gel from the Sanex brand banned from British television. According to ASA, advertising reinforces a racial stereotype, because models with black skin are used for images about skin problems. The advertisement starts with a woman with black skin, who scratches because she has itchy
The Price of Coconut Oil is SkyRocketing. In Asian Countries, The Price Has Almost Tripled in Two Years, Making the Ingredient Increasingly A Luxury Product. Prices Are Now So High Due to Poor Harvests, Heat Waves, Pests, And Years of Neglected Plantations, Writes News Agency Reuters . In India, The Price of A Ton of
The Chinese Toy Maker Pop Mart has quadrupled its profit in the first half of the year. The Maker of the Labubu Doll is Now Larger on the Stock Exchange Than Mattel and Sanrio, The Makers of Barbie and Hello Kitty. That’s what founder cheek ning said at the presentation of the half-year figures. The
Dutch employees spend an average of 8.8 hours sitting on an on average working day. That is about as long as five years ago, despite campaigns from, among others, the government to get workers moving. Especially home workers and IT people are a lot. This is evident on Wednesday from figures from Statistics Agency CBS,
Dredging company Van Oord has brought in a land reclamation project off the coast of Dubai. The Dutch company will construct an artificial island of approximately 13 hectares and 6 kilometers of beach. The island will be located just off the coast of Jumeirah. “The design is inspired by the natural beauty of an unspoilt
The Dutch Branch of the American Jewelry Chain Claire’s was declared bankrupt by the Amsterdam Court on Tuesday. The Company Has Been Facing Financial Problems For Some Time, Partly Due to Strong Competition and Import Duties in the US. The Chain Has Stores in Amsterdam, Arnhem, Rotterdam, Roosendaal, Amstelveen, Almere, Alkmaar and Leiden. Accordance to
The Koninklijke Paardekooper Group (KPG) has Applied for Suspension of Payments at the Courts in Rotterdam and Amsterdam. The Supplier of Packaging For, Among Other Things, Gifts, Flowers, Vegetables, And Fruit Can No Longer Meet Its Payment Obligations. The Dutch Company Employs Approximately Seven Hundred People. “In this phase, The Administrators Will, in Consultation with
The Average Cost of a Student Room In The Second Quarter was 3 euros More than a year Earlier: 601 euros per month. In Nijmegen and Tilburg, Rents Rose More Sharply. Enschede, Wageningen, Leeuwarden and Ede Are The Cheapest Student Cities, Amsterdam is Still the Most Expective. The Average Rent For A Student Room In
Restaurant La Popote Has Become the First English Restaurant to Offer A Water Menu. The menu features seven types of water, in addition to regular tap water. The Most Exensive Bottle Costs the Equivalent of 22 euros. The Water Menu Includes Three Brands of Still Water and Four Types of Sparkling Water. They are described